Tobacco feeding device



Nov. 20, 1945. G. ZI NT TOBACCO FEEDING DEVICE Filed Aug. 3, 1944 2Sheets-Sheet 1 Georye Zz'nii Nov. 20, 1945.

G. ZlN T TOBACCO FEEDING DEVICE Filed Aug. 3, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 a wnype f i arette rolling machine. n vent the tobacco from spillinglaterally from the A preferred construction has been shown in bottom 14while'said tobacco is being pulled into the drawings and will bespecifically described, the measuring hopper ID. with the understanding,however, that within the Provision has been made for varying the cascopeof the invention as claimed, variations may pacity of the measuringhopper H). In the presbe made. ent disclosure, a plate I! rests slidablyupon the Patented Nov. 20, 1945 I I I I p I I UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE 2,389,398 TOBACCO FEEDING DEVICE George Zint, Wapakoneta, OhioApplication August 3,1944, Serial No. 547,859 7 Claims. (01. 121-44) Theinvention aims to provide a novel and adslid rearwardly, leaving thetobacco held in the vantageous device for feeding measured quantichannelby the plunger. The entire device is then ties of cigarette tobacco intothe tobacco-receivmoved aside from the rolling machine 8 and the ingchannel of a hand-actuated cigarette rolling latter is operated afterproperly placing the usual machine, to insure that the cigarettes rolledby gummed cigarette paper.

said machine shall be uniform instead of having More or less granulatedtobacco will readily the tobacco too loose in some and too tight in fallthrough the slot 9 into the casing 5 when others, as now frequentlyhappens. the plunger H is pulled rearwardly, but shredded In carryingout the above end, further objects tobacco will not descend so readily.I have found, are to provide a simple and inexpensive, yet an 10however, that if the slot "9 and the hopper l0 efficient and easilyoperable device; to provide are oblique to the length of the casing 5,reciprofor the effective feeding of shredded tobacco, cation of theplunger II will feed all of the measthe various strands or shreds ofwhich are interured tobacco down into the casing to be forced mingledand tend to catch on each other; and to into the machine. It is,therefore, preferable that provide for varying the amount of tobacco fedthis oblique characteristic be embodied in the to the rolling machine,according to the wishes machine, as shown, and this accounts for the ofthe user. similar position of the tobacco supply hopper l3 With theforegoing in view, the invention rewhich is mounted upon the rearportion of the sides in the novel subject matter hereinafter de-' casing'5. This hopper includes a bottom 14 which scribed and claimed,description being accomextends forwardly to the measuring hopper l9,plished y r f r nc o the mpanying drawand a front wall l5 which isspaced rearwardly S- from the front end of the bottom I4 and is alsoFig. 1 is a top plan view of the feeding device. spaced upwardly fromsaid bottom, permitting aside e v t the tobacco to be readily pulledforwardly with 3 is a front el n the fingers from the hopper l3 into themeasur- Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view ing hopper Hi.It is preferable to provide the Substantially On line of S o g t ehopper l3 with side wall extensions it which feeding device operativelypositioned with respect j ct forwardly beyond the wall [5 and pre- Thedevice includes a substantially flat casing f t portion of the bottom M,the front end 5, both ends of Which e Open, e front end of said platebeing provided with a downwardly being d pt d insertion t he tprojecting flange l8 which constitutes a rear Wall receiving channel 5 iby 9110010 0f the usual for the measuring hopper l0. The plate H hasbelt I of a conventional cigarette rolling machine upstanding side wallsI9 lying slidably against The p of casing 5 is formed throughout theinner sides of the side wall extensions "5 of its width with a slot 9,and said top is provided the hopper l3, and bolt-and-slot adjustingmeans with a tobacco measuring hopper l0 surrounding 2|) suitablyconnect said walls I9 and extensions Said Slot- It to permit forward orrearward adjustment of A plunger H is slidable within the casing 5 andth plate l1 and its flange l8, and to clamp said has n ppr p i w d v prg pe plate in any selected position. It is preferable ating handle l2.When filling the tobacco measthat a scale 2| (Fig. 2) be provided on oneend firing pp p r ll occupies a posiof the measuring hopper II! to aidin setting tion sufficiently forward to close the slot 9 and the late l1and its flange l8 according to the form a bottom for S id ppe Then. whene quantity of tobacco to be measured at each on plunger II is pulledrearwardly to open the slot 5 rati n of the device.

9, the tobacco may enter the casing from the In operation. the front endof the casing 5 is hopper I". Then, by forwardly sliding theplunginserted into t e tobacco receiving channel 6 of er, the tobaccomay be forced into the channel the cigarette rollin machine 3. Theplunger H 6 as shown in Fig. 4. When this has been acis then slidforwardly suiiiciently to close the slot compllshed, the plunger is heldand the casing is 9. Tobacco may now be pulled from the hopperforwardly, ,"t'hlmeasurfed "quantity of gtoaaecb will be supplied to thechannel 6. Thenjwhil hold ing the plunger H against rearward sliding,the

rest of the device is slid rearwardly, leaving the" tobacco in thechannel 6. er is disengaged from the 8 may be operated in the Then,when. the plung usual manner after tobacco, the inaeh'nie hopper, beingmovable rearwardly from said one position to open said slot and permitthe measured tobacco to enter said casing, and being then movableforwardly to force the measured tobacco properly placing the usualguinrnedeigarette pa per.

Excellent results have been obtained from'thei ons r ction hownand-describe ndi is er fore, preferably followed. nvyey r; attention isagain invited. to the, ossibil t t m amt h e ne. i hsi nning claimed.

I claim:

1., A filling deyice for, a cigarette rollingma ina ma i a uat n au i aana n me n vea mm and." a. ser on k i a i -s laces e e vi nels?" ns a inmamas. ha s earl! a in ayin an??? n a; lqt daiobe w m aswin ihqeeg ui-audin said slot, a i,d, a,fo rw ardly, nd rearwardlyf slid able un er inaidlcas ia d l in i if v ble- ,l n l sii qal i W111 at and' raisl l fi ei' b tees-.1 in bee e n s meme zwe ie x un said one p, ition to lopei said slotf andj permit the. measured, tobacco to' enter said casing? 'ai da heawas e ai l unwise, t? ba swi uqindwellin 1 2., A, fillingdevicefora ci'g a rette rolling Ina: i emme s n e i aiial fiaiisea have ingfan openfronteend for insertion into a to a eo m 1 a n l i; he ql naj'mqb e. the'tancfsai 'd casing haying altobafcco entrance; slot and atobacco measuring ,h opperi surrounding said, slot, a forwardly anjrearwardlyl slid'able u r. aid, as n an ,p l af ef j able tooneposition in; which it closes; said slot and forms a bottom for saidtobac zjzo"nieasuring q ma ang van:

into the machine, and a tobacco supply hopper mounted on the rearportion of said casing and having a bottom which extends forwardly tosaid measuring hopper, said supply hopper having a front wall spacedrearwardly from the front end of said bottom and spaced above saidbottom, whereby, tobacco may be pulled fforwardly with the fingers fromsaid supply hopprto sai'd measuring hopper.

'3. A structure as specified in claim 2; said supplylhopper havingforwardly projecting side wall extensions to prevent the tobacco fromspilling laterally; while it is being pulled forwardly to said measuringhopper.

4. A structure'as specified in claim 1; said measuring hopper having aninwardly and outwardly movable wall for eharigingjts capacity, and meansforholding said wan-m ny selected position. r.

5. A structure as specified in claim 2 together; with a plate lyingslidably' pen the front po tion of said supply hopper bottom,"saiilplate havin'g a downwardly projecting flangefat its fro t end;

constitutinga rear' wall for said ineas'uringhop per, said plate andits'flan'ge being'forwardly and rearwardly adjustable to vary the;capacity of said measuring hopper, and'ineans for'securin'g said platein any selectedpo s'itioh; 6. A structure as specifiedin plain i2;together wit a plate lying siid'apiyupbn thefront par per, said plateand its fiang being forwardlyand rearwardly adjustable 'to"'vary' 'tliecapacity of said measuringhopper, said supplyhopper hav ing forwardlyprojctingside wan extensions rising from the forwardly projectingportionpr its bottom, said plate having upstanding side walls contacting"slidably with the" in ier sides er said side wall extensions, and meansfor securing said side wallsof said platetofsaid side 'wallex nsionsafter adiustinent'oi said plate. 7. A's'tructure as specified incla'im1; said: slot and measuring hopper being oblique to the length of saidcasing, forth'e'purpos set forth?

